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Florida Gators

University of Florida
Gainsville, FL
Founded: 1853
Stadium: Florida Field
Capacity: 90,010
Colors: Orange & Blue
Coach: J.A. VanFleet
Conference: Southern-

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1906 <-- 1923 <- 1924 -> 1925 --> 2024

1924 Season Highlights

J.A. VanFleet enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Florida.

1924 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Oct. 4	vs. Rollins	77	0	W
Sat., Oct. 11	@ Georgia Tech	7	7	T
Sat., Oct. 18	vs. Wake Forest	34	0	W	@ Tampa, FL
Sat., Oct. 25	@ Texas	7	7	T
Sat., Nov. 1	vs. Florida Southern	26	0	W
Sat., Nov. 8	@ Army	7	14	L
Fri., Nov. 14	@ Mercer	0	10	L
Sat., Nov. 22	@ Mississippi State	27	0	W	@ Montgomery, AL
Thu., Nov. 27	vs. Drake	10	0	W
Sat., Dec. 6	vs. Washington & Lee	16	6	W	@ Jacksonville, FL

1924 Season Totals
Record	6-2 -2
Points Scored	211
Scoring Average	21.1
Points Allowed	44
Defense Average	4.4
Opponents Record	27-13
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	5-0
Away Record	1-2 -2

1924 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1924 Southern- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Alabama	8-1	290	24					Wallace W. Wade
Tulane	8-1	201	59					Clark D. Shaughnessy
Georgia	7-3	129	61					George C. Kid Woodruff
South Carolina	7-3	120	48					Sol S. Metzger
Florida	6-2-2	211	44					J.A. VanFleet
Vanderbilt	6-3-1	150	53					Dan McGugin
Georgia Tech	5-3-1	82	78					William A. Bill Alexander
Louisiana State	5-4	124	81					Mike Donahue
Mississippi State	5-4	82	90					Earl C. Abell
Virginia	5-4	72	83					A. Earle Greasy Neale
Auburn	4-4-1	46	40					Boozer Pitts
Kentucky	4-5	129	99					Fred J. Murphy
Mississippi	4-5	36	142					Chester S. Barnard
North Carolina	4-5	38	57					Robert A. Bob Fetzer & William M. Bill Fetzer
Virginia Tech	4-2-3	103	18					Ben C. Cubbage
Maryland	3-3-3	74	78					H.C. Curley Byrd
Tennessee	3-5	83	135					M.B. Banks
Clemson	2-6	80	96					Bud Saunders
North Carolina State	2-6-2	43	147					Lawrence T. Buck Shaw

1924 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1924 All Southern Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.